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Are We Addicted to Negative Words?
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of Words That Hurt, Words That Heal, has lectured throughout this country on the powerful, often negative impact of words. ...
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Every 'Tribe' Has a Way to Communicate
My friend Jacqueline tells the story of how UNICEF spent a fortune creating posters to promote the idea of child vaccination to the mothers of Rwanda. ...
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An Object Lesson about What Fills Our Heart
Matthew Mitchell explains how he uses a simple object lesson to illustrate "the principle of overflow," which simply means that our words overflow ...
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Why Rejection Feels Like Physical Pain
When we experience relational hurts (whether through actions, words, or lack of encouragement), we often use phrases like "She broke my heart," ...
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Nelson Mandela on the Power of Words
It is never my custom to use words lightly. If 27 years in prison have done anything to us, it was to use the silence of solitude to make us understand ...
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The Damage Caused by Dehumanizing Labels
Why do normal people sometimes do horrific things to other people? In his book, Less Than Human, Professor David Livingstone Smith explains that even ...
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Talking Is Easy, Listening Is Hard Work
Take this simple test: After your next long conversation with someone, estimate what percentage of it you spent talking. Be honest. No, you're already ...
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Animal Farm as a Parable about Blaming Others
George Orwell's famous novel Animal Farm provides a parable about how we often treat each other in Christian community, families, and work settings. ...
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Brutally Honest Rejection Letters
The website Business Insider ran an article titled "7 Brutally Honest Job Rejection Letters." Here are two examples of how not to confront someone. ...
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Botched Translation Leads to Tragedy
A good translation or translator really does matter. Professional translator Nataly Kelly tells the following story about what journalists have called ...
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